单词 | 米纽伊特 |
释义 | 〔Manhattan〕A borough of New York City in southeast New York, mainly onManhattan Island at the north end of New York Bay. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for some $24 worth of merchandise. The settlement of New Amsterdam, renamed New York when the English assumed control in 1664, quickly spread from the southern tip of the island, eventually becoming the financial, commercial, and cultural center of the United States. Population, 1,487,536. 曼哈顿区:美国纽约州东南部纽约市里的一个拥有自治权的区,主要位于曼哈顿岛 上,即纽约湾的北头。据说荷兰西印度公司一名叫彼得·米纽伊特的职工在1626年用仅值约24美元的货物从居住于曼哈顿的印第安人手中购得此岛。始建时名为新阿姆斯特丹,1664年英国人接管时改称纽约。这儿的定居点迅速发展到了该岛的南头,最终成为了美国的金融、商业和文化中心。人口1,487,536 〔Minuit〕Dutch colonial administrator who purchased Manhattan from Native Americans for the equivalent of $24.米纽伊特,彼得:(1580-1638) 荷兰殖民地管理者,其从美洲本土居民手中以24美元买下了曼哈顿 |
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